YMCA questions and answers graded A+ 2023 /2024

YMCA3 pillars of the YMCA - correct answer youth development, healthy living, social responsibility YMCA program goals - correct answer self-worth, Christian principles and values, positive relationships, holistic health, appreciate diversity, international awareness, leaders and service, environmental stewardship, have fun YMCA swim lesson programs - correct answer parent/child, preschool, youth and adult, individual with disabilities five components of YMCA swim lessons* - correct answer personal safety, personal growth, stroke development, water sports and games, rescue common elements of swim lessons* - correct answer series swim, peer grouping, closed end classes, use of entire pool, use of floatation devices, use of games characteristics of an instructor - correct answer knowledgeable, friendly, reliable, punctual, positive attitude, keep time functions of an instructor* - correct answer climate setter, assigning tasks, bridging, intervening, summarizing YMCA character development values - correct answer caring, honesty, respect, responsibility key learning factors* - correct answer motivation, association, repetition, senses (MARS) how children learn* - correct answer step by step, simple to complex, reinforced repetition, hands-on, through play, they want fun, when they're developmentally ready, in child-centered environments teaching styles* - correct answer command, task, demonstration, reciprocal/partner, problem solving, guided discovery organizational patterns* - correct answer long course, short course, single line, corner, circle swim, stagger, wave parent/child ratio - correct answer 1:10-12 preschool ratio - correct answer 1:6 polliwog and guppy ratio - correct answer 1:8 minnow and up ratio - correct answer 1:10 adult ratio - correct answer 1:8-12 IFD* - correct answer instructional floatation device PFD* - correct answer personal floatation device non-youth levels* - correct answer shrimp, kipper, inia, perch, pike, eel, ray, starfish (SKIPPERS) parent/child levels* - correct answer shrimp, kipper, inia, perch preschool levels* - correct answer pike, eel, ray, starfish SKIP principles* - correct answer sequential progression, skill mastery, modeling, signals, cueing youth levels* - correct answer polliwog, guppy, minnow, fish, flying fish, shark porpoise